François PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX

Born

6 December 1776 , Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

1 February 1847 , Sorel, Canada East

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Emmanuel PELOQUIN dit FELIX (FELIX-CREDY)Marie-Marguerite LAVALLEE

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Born: 6 December 1776 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Emmanuel PELOQUIN dit FELIX (FELIX-CREDY)

Mother: Marie-Marguerite LAVALLEE

Paternal grandparents: Felix PELOQUIN dit CREDIT , Marie PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

Maternal grandparents: Michel LAVALLEE dit PAQUET , Marguerite PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO)

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François married Theotiste CARTIER 25 October 1802 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Theotiste CARTIER was born 16 March 1780 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Theotiste was the child of Louis CARTIER and Geneviève HUS MILET (MILLET).

François PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX died 1 February 1847 in Sorel, Canada East .

m. Cartier Theotiste

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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François PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX married

Theotiste CARTIER
Marriage date: 25 October 1802
Marriage place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Theotiste CARTIER was the child of Louis CARTIER and Geneviève HUS MILET (MILLET)

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Children of François PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX and Theotiste CARTIER

Françoise PELOQUIN

Born: abt. 1815, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Denis LAVALLÉE 6 October 1835 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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Birth — 1776
6 December 1776
Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1802 Marriage / Partner
François PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX and Theotiste CARTIER 25 October 1802, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 25 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England